Judge Henderson arrested in Met Police probe

Judge Henderson arrested in Met Police probe

Grand Court Judge
Alexander Henderson

A New Version of Action in the Cayman Isands is now taking place where it almost looks like the Judicial System is "Falling" down....The Governor this morning announced the arrest of Judge Alexander Henderson on charges of misconduct in public office as part of a year-long Metropolitan Police probe of corruption.

At a press conference on Wednesday, HE The Governor Stuart Jack, said he had consulted with Chief Justice Anthony Smellie, leaving the top judicial officer to decide if Mr Henderson should be suspended and continue to receive his full salary pending investigation.

Senior Investigating Officer Martin Bridger told reporters that Mr Henderson had been detained on Wednesday morning and was being held in the George Town police station.


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Judge's Arrest Brings Warning

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Courthouse employees have been warned not to discuss the Wednesday-morning surprise arrest of Justice Alexander Henderson by corruption investigators on charges of misconduct in public office.

In a stern circular certain to fuel controversy, and invoking both Chief Justice Anthony Smellie and the necessity for secrecy, courthouse employees were warned on Wednesday afternoon not to discuss the extraordinarily sensitive situation.

“At a meeting with the Governor and Chief Justice this morning, it was announced that Justice Henderson has been detained for questioning by the police,” the directive said, alluding to a private meeting earlier that day.

“Staff are strongly warned not to be drawn into discussion or speculation with anyone about this matter and [are] reminded of your duties as officers of the court to maintain public respect for, and confidence in, the administration of justice,” the note warned.

Again invoking Mr Smellie, the note closed: “The Chief Justice is confident that this matter will be fully resolved in due course. Thank you for your understanding.”

The circular followed Wednesday morning’s announcement by H.E the Governor, Stuart Jack, of the earlier arrest of Justice Alexander Henderson on allegations of “misconduct in public office”.

Police Search Judge's Home

What a Disgrace to our Judicial System
How do we put "Confidence in these types of Judicial Systems

The Metropolitan Police investigating team obtained the signature of a Justice of the Peace, who is also a Chief Officer in a government ministry, on the search warrant authorising their 24 September entry into the home of Justice Alexander Henderson.

Asking anonymity, the officer declined to discuss the situation, saying only that he “did not want to publicise this. I fear for my own personal safety,” adding, “This was not the only warrant I signed this week.”

One prominent local attorney said the entry into the home of a Grand Court Justice on a warrant signed by a Justice of the Peace, while legally valid, was unusual.

“Normally they would go to a magistrate, although a Justice of the Peace does have the authority,” he said.

“I suppose they might not have wanted to go to someone that knows [Henderson] and works with him because he might notify the Justice that something was about to happen,” he said, pointing out that that would be obstruction of justice.

“It’s almost out of control at the moment, but the more I think about it, the more bizarre this is. Why could the Governor not have gone to his house or sat down in his chambers and said he understood the concerns. The man is a sitting judge. Why didn’t he just meet with him?” the attorney asked.

Executing the search warrant on Wednesday morning, the six-member Metropolitan Police team seized computers, documents and Mr Henderson’s Canadian passport before confiscating the Justice’s keys and phone and arresting him for “misconduct in public office”.

Held for questioning in the George Town police station, the Judge returned home about 6:00 pm, but on Thursday was questioned again by police, spending a total of almost eight hours under interrogation.



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It is better if they (the Police) lock up all of the Judicial.... If those two were in trouble then it would seem like the whole Judicial system is at stake

The more you dig the more stinker it gets in Judicial System in our beautiful Cayman Islands

More "UN" Justice revealed here

Cayman Islands Chief Justice Anthony Smellie refused two separate requests for search warrants by UK investigators against Police Commissioner Stuart Kernohan and one of his top lieutenants, based on the judge’s ruling that there were insufficient legal grounds for such searches.


Chief Justice Anthony Smellie

The revelation comes in a judgment signed in April by Chief Justice Smellie which has been obtained by the Caymanian Compass.

“The issuance of a search warrant, simply in the hope of finding something self–incriminatory against a subject already regarded as having committed an offence, but without any objective basis for thinking that it could exist, would be precisely the sort of oppressive ‘fishing expedition’ so firmly discountenanced by the case law,” the 4 April judgment read.

“At the end of the day, Supt. (Martin) Bridger’s ‘quest for truth’ in reality came down to this: The hope or expectation that within the items to be seized (that is: the day–books, cell phones and computers of the subjects) there might be found some inculpatory record of criminal intent to trespass ––– that crucial element which…is clearly shown not to have existed in the minds of the Commissioner of Police (Mr. Kernohan) and Chief Superintendent (John) Jones.”

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